MUSCLE PHYSIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Muscle cells, commonly known as myocytes, are the cells that make up muscle tissue. There are 3 types of muscle cells in the human body; cardiac, skeletal, and smooth. Cardiac and skeletal myocytes are sometimes referred to as muscle fibers due to their long and fibrous shape.

Detailed explanation-2: -The muscle myocyte is a cell that has differentiated for the specialized function of contraction. Although cardiac, skeletal, and smooth muscle cells share much common functionality, they do not all share identical features, anatomical structures, or mechanisms of contraction.

Detailed explanation-3: -A myocyte (also known as a muscle cell) is the type of cell found in some types of muscle tissue. Myocytes develop from myoblasts to form muscles in a process known as myogenesis. There are two specialized forms of myocytes with distinct properties: cardiac, and smooth muscle cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -The contractile elements occupy about 50% of the cytoplasm of myocytes and form a continuous mass which is separated into myofibrils of varying size by the interfibrillar matrix. This matrix contains mitochondria, sarcoplasmic reticulum and T tubules, glycogen particles, and other organelles.